Golf Course Superintendent

Cleveland Country Club, Cleveland, TN

Position available: October 1^st, 2011

Cleveland Country Club is the area’s premier private location for golf, dining, tennis, swimming and social events with over 400 members. The club has 18 holes of championship golf, six asphalt tennis courts with practice wall, a competition size pool, clubhouse, locker room facilities, private rooms for meetings, banquets, restaurants that are capable of serving meals ranging from snack bar to fine dining.

The Cleveland Country Club opened in 1924, and has a 40,000 square foot clubhouse that offers all the amenities of a private club. The golf course has Bermuda grass fairways and Bent grass greens and the tree-lined par-72 course measures 6659 yards from the back tees with a course rating of 72.6 and a slope rating of 130.

Position Details:

·          Private 18 hole facility

·          Open year round

·          Annual rounds played 20,000

·          Salary range $47,000-$52,000

·          Application deadline- August 26^th

Job Description:

·          Work closely with the General Manager, Clubs Managements Team and Committees to build overall success of the Cleveland Country Club

·          Supervises staff in determining the need for irrigation, seeding rates, fertilization rates, sod cutting, cutting turf grass on fairways, tees, greens and roughs; raking sand traps, and oversee assignments to subordinate personal.

·          Maintains detailed records of personnel, equipment used, supplies, and schedules indicating application of fertilizers, sprays, and chemicals, and their use for each season.

·          Fertilizer and pesticide applications

·          Equipment maintenance

·          Irrigation maintenance

·          Hire, train, supervise and develop golf course maintenance crew

·          Prepares annual budget reflecting necessary and requested expenditures.

·          Purchasing

·          All aspects of all golf maintenance

Benefits:

·          Paid vacation

·          Individual health and dental insurance with family available with employee co-pay

·          GCSAA Membership dues

·          Chapter dues

·          Family privileges

·          Cell phone expense

·          Vehicle allowance  

·          Educational allowance

Experience:

·          GCSAA Member: Preferred

·          GCSAA Certificate: Preferred

·          Education: Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy or Turf Grass Management

·          Experience:  Minimum 5 years in Turf Grass Management

·          Time Management: the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities

·          Problem Solving Skills

·          Familiarity with both warm and cool season grasses for putting greens

·          Strong interpersonal and communication skills

·          Must acquire and maintain pesticide applicators license within one month of hiring

·          OSMAC irrigation system knowledge a plus

Course Information:

·          Greens- L93

·          Fairways- 419 Bermuda

·          Tees- Meyer Zoysia and 419 Bermuda

Send or email resumes to:

Lamar Mills

345 Kyle Lane

Cleveland, TN 37312

Email: lamar@clevelandcountryclub.org

Phone: 423-336-3661 Ext. 230

Fax: 423-336-1363

http://www.clevelandcountryclub.org/